Etymology

velopalatal

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Today it means: Relating to the soft palate Full definition →

English palatal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English palate
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wegslomder.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*weǵʰ-der.?
  4. Proto-Italic*wekslom
  5. Latinvēlum
  6. Englishvelo-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
  10. Latinpalātum
  11. Old Frenchpalat
  12. Middle Englishpalate
  13. Englishpalate
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishpalatal
  17. English todayvelopalatal

From velo- + palatal.

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